Purdue Today

To ensure you receive your Purdue Today e-mails,
please add purduetoday@purdue.edu to your address book.
Current issue is at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/PurdueToday/current.htm

News for faculty and staff

November 14, 2008

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

IBM and Purdue discovery suggests nanowires are a step closer to electronics manufacturing

Researchers from IBM and Purdue have discovered that tiny structures called silicon nanowires might be ideal for manufacturing in future computers and consumer electronics because they form the same way every time. More

Web shopping only holiday retailing bright spot, Purdue expert says

Despite anticipated weak holiday retail sales overall, Internet holiday shopping is expected to increase at least 10 percent, said a Purdue retail expert. More

GENERAL NEWS

Indiana Guard to train unit in agriculture for Afghan mission

A unit of specially selected Indiana National Guard members will be trained next week at Purdue for deployment to Afghanistan as agricultural educators. More

Outstanding Food Science Award recipients named

Purdue's Department of Food Science honored four professionals at this year's Outstanding Food Science Award in October. More

Purdue Cluster Challenge team aiming to take technology to limits

Groups of Purdue students and staff will compete in events aimed at pushing the limits of technology to meet the needs of the scientific community. A team of five students enrolled in a high performance computing class at Purdue is gearing up for the Cluster Challenge, scheduled for Nov. 17-19 at the SuperComputing '08 Conference in Austin, Texas. More

Purdue presence at SuperComputing '08 to mix projects to enable scientific productivity, education, fun

Purdue researchers will offer presentations, demonstrations and interactive activities during the Nov. 15-21 SuperComputing '08 Conference in Austin, Texas. More

FIRST Lego League qualifying event coming to Columbus

Students ages 9-14 will put their engineering, building and computer programming skills to the test at the FIRST Lego League qualifying competition on Nov. 23. More

High school students to get taste of Purdue life at Anderson Day in College

Area high school students will get a crash course in university life during a Day in College event Nov. 21 at the Purdue College of Technology at Anderson. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today, this weekend

Here is a list of events happening Nov. 14-16 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Registration open for ecological sciences and engineering symposium

The Purdue Ecological Sciences and Engineering Symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Dec. 5 in Stewart Center and Purdue Memorial Union. More

Empire Brass to perform sounds of the season at Long Center

**Empire Brass**

Empire Brass will perform yuletide favorites, classical masterpieces and traditional carols in a holiday program at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. "An Empire Brass Holiday" is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of its Classics series. More

Student Wellness Office offers smoking cessation help

As part of the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20, representatives from Purdue's Student Wellness Office will be encouraging campus smokers to quit the habit. More

How to submit items to Purdue Today

Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu

Purdue Today: (765) 494-2036; purduetoday@purdue.edu
University Periodicals